Whirr definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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Then it struck Desmond that the line was dead: his ear detected none of that busy whirr which is heard in the telephone when one is waiting to get a number He spent five minutes in vain attempts to obtain a reply, then abandoned the endeavor in disgust I shall have to take the motor-bike and go over to Stunning," he said to himself, "how I shall find my way there in this fog, the Lord only knows!

—Okewood of the Secret Service

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verb Chiefly British Variant of whir.

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It was not quite a twittering nor a whirr, and it was not unlike a pet shop when the bell tinkles as you step in and a chorus of parakeets and doves start up in coos and light shrieks. — I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC! - Ray Bradbury
From vroom-vroom to whirr-whirr: a solution to the Melbourne gridlock — On Line Opinion - Latest Articles
It then goes into a state in which it tries to start-up every 10 seconds or so, with a quick fan whirr, the hard drive starts up then it dies again. — Discussions: Message List - root
Yet, over the objections of reasonable protesters fearing for the ruined landscape, or dreading the annoying whine and whirr, the authorities have marched over the once-lovely hills and moors of Britain, planting grotesque and futile engines. — GREENIE WATCH
The goal was now within six or eight feet Then came a sudden rumble and whirr, and Hamp felt a weight drop upon the rear part of his body. — The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger